Animal Transformations: Visual Art Video Workshop 22 Aug 2020

Ireland's history is full of stories of humans turning into animals. Have you heard of the selkie people who could transform into seals? The children who became swans? The women who became wolves? The man who became a salmon, an eagle and then a hawk?! These animal people were believed to possess great wisdom and knowledge. In this creative book-making workshop, you will choose what animal would you become and see what wisdom you might learn. Using simple materials, we will design a simple booklet and each draw our own imagined animal transformation tale.

You will need:

• A few sheets of A4 paper (white or coloured)
• Drawing materials i.e. pencils, markers, crayons, or whatever you have at home
• A piece of A4 card if you have it (This will be used to make a cover for your booklet. If you don’t have card you can even some card board from the recycling.)
• Stapler or similar (alternatively pritt stick / glue / sellotape)
• Scissors